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PROVERB: 2 by GEOFFREY CHAUCER

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First Line: OF AL THIS WORLD THE LARGE COMPAS
Last Line: LITEL THEROF HE SHAL DISTREYNE.

Of al this world the large compas
Hit wol not in myn armes tweyne, --
Whoso mochel wol embrace,
Litel therof he shal distreyne.



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